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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, Mar?a Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura in...

The Running Man

( Catalog Number LD51260WS )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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The Running Man
1987 - 101 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
In the 21st Century, the government frames a good cop for a bloody massacre. The authorities take him into custody and then give him an option: he can spend the rest of his life in jail or participate in a "gladiator" type television show that usually culminates with the death of the protagonist. The wronged cop agrees to the challenge, teaming up with a pair of  revolutionaries and an innocent young woman to survive the game and overthrow the corrupt system.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Directed by former Starsky and Hutch TV star Paul Michael Glaser, this post-apocalyptic science fiction yarn satirized American entertainment, mocking pro wrestling, game shows, and law-and-order reality programming. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop in the totalitarian America of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine. After escaping from jail, Richards tries to prove his innocence, but his efforts are thwarted at every turn by a regime in need of a scapegoat. Richards is captured along with an innocent civilian, Amber Mendez (Maria Conchita Alonso), and they are forced to participate in a violent game show called "The Running Man," hosted by the unctuous Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). The object of the game for Richards and Mendez: obtain freedom by staying alive against a gauntlet of skillful assassins like "Subzero" (Prof. Toru Tanaka) and "Captain Freedom" (Jesse Ventura), each armed with unique weapons like razor-sharp hockey sticks and chainsaws. With the help of some fellow "contestants," Richards is able to tap into government computers and prove his innocence. The Running Man was very loosely based on a short story by Stephen King, who wrote it under the name Richard Bachman. --- Karl Williams

One of the better adaptations of novelist and short story writer Stephen King's fiction to the screen, this tongue-in-cheek science fiction-adventure ranks among the best of star Arnold Schwarzenegger's futuristic film efforts; its success likely influenced the tone of his later, quite similar Total Recall (1990). Screenwriters Steven E. de Souza and John Herzfeld take a jaundiced but delightfully jovial and cynically twisted view of the public's passion for professional wrestling, game shows, and bloody reality programming (all of which would become even more popular in the years after this film's release). The result is a vision of a dystopian future that will be familiar to fans of such 1970s fare as Logan's Run (1976) and Soylent Green (1973), but with a decidedly late '80s sense of humor. Schwarzenegger and his wrestling co-stars (including future governor Jesse Ventura) provide their usual qualities: hulking, muscle-bound menace. They do what they were hired to do, which is essentially smash the living heck out of each other, vehicles, walls, etc. The sole acting performance is a great one from former actor and game show host Richard Dawson, wickedly sending up his own image in a savagely funny fashion. The Running Man is definitely not the type of film to take home Oscars, but it's enormous fun for both those who "get" the film's sly lacerating of the modern zeitgeist and those who don't. --- Karl Williams

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Cast for The Running Man

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maria Conchita Alonso
Yaphet Kotto
Jim Brown
Jesse Ventura
Erland van Lidth
Marvin J. McIntyre
Gus Rethwisch
Professor Toru Tanaka
Mick Fleetwood
Dweezil Zappa
Richard Dawson
Karen Leigh Hopkins
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Edward Bunker
Bryan Kestner
Anthony Pena
Kurt Fuller
Ken Lerner
Dey Young
Rodger Bumpass
Donna Hardy
Lynne Marie Stewart
Bill Margolin
Tony Brubaker
Billy D. Lucas
George P. Wilbur
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Sondra Holt
Daniel Celario
Mario Celario
Sidney Chankin
Kim Pawlik
Roger Kern
Barbara Lux
Franco Columbu
Lin Shaye
Boyd Kestner
Wayne Grace
Charlie Phillips
Greg Lewis
John William James
Jon Cutler
Kerry Brennan
Paula Brown
Megan Gallivan
Suzie Hardy
Debby Harris
Melissa Hurley
Marlene Lange
Morgan Lawley
Cindy Millican
Andrea Moen
Mary Ann Hermansen
Karen Owens
Sharon Owens
Pamela Rossi
Mia Togo

Crew for The Running Man

Producer Keith Barish
Producer Rob Cohen
Producer George Linder
Producer Tim Zinnemann
Director of Photography Thomas Del Ruth
Composer Harold Faltermeyer
Costume Designer Robert Blackman
Director Paul Michael Glaser
Editor Mark Warner
Editor Edward A. Warschilka
Editor John Wright
Paula Abdul
Michael Grasso
Michael Grasso
Alison Howard-Smith
Jerry Irvine
Merle L. Jackson
Carlton Jones
Luca Kouimelis
Greg Lazzaro
Solomon J. LeFlore
Andrew Lipschultz
George G. Miller
Margaret Mitchell
Mark Rappaport
Mike Revell
Ken H. Rosen
Robert Schroer
Pam Trzaska
John R. Woodward
Production Designer Jack T. Collis
Writer Stephen King
Writer Steven E. de Souza

Feature Details

Title: The Running Man
Feature Release Date: 1987
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 101 Minutes
Chapters: 22
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 25 Jan 1995
Catalog Number: LD51260WS
UPC: 013023433267
ISBN: none
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: Live Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: LD51260WS
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, Mar?a Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura in...

The Running Man

( Catalog Number LD51260WS )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

LaserDiscs

The Running Man
1987 - 101 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
In the 21st Century, the government frames a good cop for a bloody massacre. The authorities take him into custody and then give him an option: he can spend the rest of his life in jail or participate in a "gladiator" type television show that usually culminates with the death of the protagonist. The wronged cop agrees to the challenge, teaming up with a pair of  revolutionaries and an innocent young woman to survive the game and overthrow the corrupt system.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Directed by former Starsky and Hutch TV star Paul Michael Glaser, this post-apocalyptic science fiction yarn satirized American entertainment, mocking pro wrestling, game shows, and law-and-order reality programming. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop in the totalitarian America of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine. After escaping from jail, Richards tries to prove his innocence, but his efforts are thwarted at every turn by a regime in need of a scapegoat. Richards is captured along with an innocent civilian, Amber Mendez (Maria Conchita Alonso), and they are forced to participate in a violent game show called "The Running Man," hosted by the unctuous Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). The object of the game for Richards and Mendez: obtain freedom by staying alive against a gauntlet of skillful assassins like "Subzero" (Prof. Toru Tanaka) and "Captain Freedom" (Jesse Ventura), each armed with unique weapons like razor-sharp hockey sticks and chainsaws. With the help of some fellow "contestants," Richards is able to tap into government computers and prove his innocence. The Running Man was very loosely based on a short story by Stephen King, who wrote it under the name Richard Bachman. --- Karl Williams

One of the better adaptations of novelist and short story writer Stephen King's fiction to the screen, this tongue-in-cheek science fiction-adventure ranks among the best of star Arnold Schwarzenegger's futuristic film efforts; its success likely influenced the tone of his later, quite similar Total Recall (1990). Screenwriters Steven E. de Souza and John Herzfeld take a jaundiced but delightfully jovial and cynically twisted view of the public's passion for professional wrestling, game shows, and bloody reality programming (all of which would become even more popular in the years after this film's release). The result is a vision of a dystopian future that will be familiar to fans of such 1970s fare as Logan's Run (1976) and Soylent Green (1973), but with a decidedly late '80s sense of humor. Schwarzenegger and his wrestling co-stars (including future governor Jesse Ventura) provide their usual qualities: hulking, muscle-bound menace. They do what they were hired to do, which is essentially smash the living heck out of each other, vehicles, walls, etc. The sole acting performance is a great one from former actor and game show host Richard Dawson, wickedly sending up his own image in a savagely funny fashion. The Running Man is definitely not the type of film to take home Oscars, but it's enormous fun for both those who "get" the film's sly lacerating of the modern zeitgeist and those who don't. --- Karl Williams

Thanks for Visiting DaDon's !

Reviews, Articles, Newsletter and Information for Movies on LaserDisc LD Laser Disc, LazerDisc.

Cast for The Running Man

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maria Conchita Alonso
Yaphet Kotto
Jim Brown
Jesse Ventura
Erland van Lidth
Marvin J. McIntyre
Gus Rethwisch
Professor Toru Tanaka
Mick Fleetwood
Dweezil Zappa
Richard Dawson
Karen Leigh Hopkins
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Edward Bunker
Bryan Kestner
Anthony Pena
Kurt Fuller
Ken Lerner
Dey Young
Rodger Bumpass
Donna Hardy
Lynne Marie Stewart
Bill Margolin
Tony Brubaker
Billy D. Lucas
George P. Wilbur
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Sondra Holt
Daniel Celario
Mario Celario
Sidney Chankin
Kim Pawlik
Roger Kern
Barbara Lux
Franco Columbu
Lin Shaye
Boyd Kestner
Wayne Grace
Charlie Phillips
Greg Lewis
John William James
Jon Cutler
Kerry Brennan
Paula Brown
Megan Gallivan
Suzie Hardy
Debby Harris
Melissa Hurley
Marlene Lange
Morgan Lawley
Cindy Millican
Andrea Moen
Mary Ann Hermansen
Karen Owens
Sharon Owens
Pamela Rossi
Mia Togo

Crew for The Running Man

Producer Keith Barish
Producer Rob Cohen
Producer George Linder
Producer Tim Zinnemann
Director of Photography Thomas Del Ruth
Composer Harold Faltermeyer
Costume Designer Robert Blackman
Director Paul Michael Glaser
Editor Mark Warner
Editor Edward A. Warschilka
Editor John Wright
Paula Abdul
Michael Grasso
Michael Grasso
Alison Howard-Smith
Jerry Irvine
Merle L. Jackson
Carlton Jones
Luca Kouimelis
Greg Lazzaro
Solomon J. LeFlore
Andrew Lipschultz
George G. Miller
Margaret Mitchell
Mark Rappaport
Mike Revell
Ken H. Rosen
Robert Schroer
Pam Trzaska
John R. Woodward
Production Designer Jack T. Collis
Writer Stephen King
Writer Steven E. de Souza

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